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Buy a couple of these bras and take really good care of them - hand wash in very gentle detergent (all lingerie stores I've seen sell some brand or another), line dry. Near the end of your pregnancy, get a few super stretchy sleep bras - you want them to fit you and offer just enough support you'd be comfortable wearing them around home. After a few weeks or so, once your milk is most definitely in and your bust is as large as it will probably ever get naturally, go bra shopping again and get sized for a nursing bra, this time making sure it fits you on the LOOSEST band size, and, again, has a bit of give in the cups. You may find you need underwire, or you may be more comfortable without it - it really doesn't matter much if you're wearing the right size bra. :] In short: Yes, you will need to buy larger bras eventually, but don't get them until you know what size you are. Patience, grasshopper.

Don't buy any nursing bras yet! I went up THREE(!!!) cup sizes when my son was born, and would have had several very useless bras lying around if I'd listened to the advice to buy bras in a cup size larger. What I suggest you do is this: get fitted now, at a 'fancy' lingerie store - NOT Victoria's Secret! I'm talking a little lingerie boutique with all different brands and styles and sizes, commonly as high as J cup (fun fact: most women are wearing a bra that doesn't fit them - the band is typically too loose and the cup is too small. Ever wonder why the band stretches out so quickly? Or why the underwire stands away from your body between your breasts? BINGO. Wrong size). This can be considered your 'baseline' size. Find yourself a comfy bra now that fits you on the TIGHTEST band setting and has a little bit of stretch to the cups - your rib cage will expand, making you go up a band size or two, and your breasts will likely get fuller as your pregnancy progresses. (more coming)

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